Sphaerocreas pubescens is a member of the Mucoromycotina closely related to fungi associated with liverworts and hornworts

Dai Hirose; Yousuke Degawa; Kohei Yamamoto; Akiyoshi Yamada

doi:10.1016/j.myc.2013.09.002

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Sphaerocreas pubescens is a member of the Mucoromycotina closely related to fungi associated with liverworts and hornworts

Dai Hirose , Yousuke Degawa, Kohei Yamamoto, Akiyoshi Yamada

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Keywords: Endogone, Glomus, Mycorrhiza, Phylogeny, rRNA gene

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2013 Volume 55 Issue 3 Pages 221-226

DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.myc.2013.09.002

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Abstract

The phylogenetic position of Sphaerocreas pubescens was investigated. Three isolates and ten sporocarps sampled in Japan were analyzed phylogenetically using 18S rRNA gene sequences. The results indicated that S. pubescens is a member of Mucoromycotina. It formed an independent clade separated from the other known orders of this subphylum and it is closely related to the uncultured and unidentified Mucoromycotinan fungi recently reported as environmental DNAs in liverworts and hornworts.

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